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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education